The assortment of species of tiny soil animals – small enough to stand on the head of a pin – differ from one urban park to another, unlike plants and larger animals where a few species are often found across many parks.
A multidisciplinary team aims to build a more inclusive AI shaped by global cultures and knowledge – one of three projects that make up Cornell’s new GlobalGrand Challenge: The Future.
Madison Savilow, chief of staff at Carbon Upcycling, talked with Andrea Ippolito ’06, M.Eng. ’07, director of W.E. Cornell, about the burgeoning carbon utilization industry in a fireside chat co-hosted by W.E. Cornell and the Atkinson Center.
Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University found the technology stored carbon in the soil even during an extreme drought in California.
Students can now choose a new minor in digital agriculture, a multidisciplinary field focused on food and agriculture production systems, but with an increasingly broader span of applications and interests.
Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, speaks to the threats posed by a series of atmospheric rivers expected to impact the U.S. West Coast.
